Trust for Public Land
“To create parks and protect land for people.”
1 comment to the agencies, 85 cents of every dollar to the work.
The work
What they do
Creates parks and protects land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities.
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Land
$174.2M, 62% of spendingWe completed 58 conservation transactions that protected 100,060 acres.
Including $145,972,899 granted onward, the largest share ($2,525,000) to Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia.
Read it as they filed it
LAND - WE COMPLETED 58 CONSERVATION TRANSACTIONS THAT PROTECTED 100,060 ACRES.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Park and Schoolyard
$62.0M, 22% of spendingWe completed 13 new schoolyards and 2 new parks.
Including $4,109,745 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
PARK AND SCHOOLYARD - WE COMPLETED 13 NEW SCHOOLYARDS AND 2 NEW PARKS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Fund
$2.9M, 1% of spendingWe helped pass 24 state and local ballot measures--a 100 percent success rate-- that generated $16,110,864,240 in public funds for parks and natural spaces.
Including $1,509,674 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
FUND - WE HELPED PASS 24 STATE AND LOCAL BALLOT MEASURES--A 100 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE-- THAT GENERATED $16,110,864,240 IN PUBLIC FUNDS FOR PARKS AND NATURAL SPACES.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
85 cents of every dollar goes to the work
A good sign, not a scorecard: what matters is the extremes, and this is nowhere near one.
$238,963,649 programs, $24,029,738 management, $19,543,407 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The backers
Backed on the record by William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Resources Legacy Fund, Walton Family Foundation and 5 others, latest filing FY25.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. If it’s out of date, tell us. Work at the Trust for Public Land? Claim this page.
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Find your way inThe filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2012 | $114,014,098 |
| 2013 | $130,680,540 |
| 2014 | $144,134,370 |
| 2015 | $136,141,221 |
| 2016 | $138,000,756 |
| 2017 | $144,275,734 |
| 2018 | $62,693,602 |
| 2018 | $137,307,989 |
| 2019 | $142,134,426 |
| 2020 | $141,296,610 |
| 2021 | $144,472,811 |
| 2022 | $193,309,210 |
| 2023 | $297,379,545 |
| 2025 | $301,245,450 |
From $114.0M in 2012 to $301.2M in FY25, across 14 public filings (none on record for 2024). FY25 is the highest year on file.
On the Hill
The Trust for Public Land has hired federal lobbyists: 34 filings from 2019 to 2026, naming 21 bills. The filings, at the Senate.
Most filed on the budget, real estate and transportation.
The record
On the record with the agencies
1 comment on federal decisions since 2023, each filed under the group’s own name on regulations.gov, none yet on a decision we track. Read them on regulations.gov.
Their ground
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Ways in
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